Process of making water-color prints



Jan. 22, 1924. 1,481,647 L.-E. KELLY I PROCESS OF MAKING WATER COLOR PRINTS Filed Feb. 11, 1922 Lewis 5. Kelly.

Patented at 22, tea

are as LEWIS E.

KELLY, 01E .i AND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIG-NOR T HERBERT E. BOVEN'IZER H. LUCILLE BOVENIZER, BOTH 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORHIA.

PROCESS OF N'G- WATER-COLOR PRINTS.

Application filed February 11, 1922. Serial No. 535,751.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LEWIS E. KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residin at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and tate of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of Making Water-Color Prints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a multi-water-color printing process and consists in the novel features hereinafter disclosed. o Referring to the annexed drawing in which my invention is illustrated and which forms a part of this specification:

Figure l is a face View of the zinc plaw taken from the photograph of the original picture or design to be printed.

' Figure 2 is a plan view of the complete wax impression taken from the zinc plate shown in Figure 1 and the frame including said impression.

Figure 3 is a cross section of Figure 2 taken 011 line 33.

Figure 4; is a face View of a plaster of Paris impression of a part of the wax impression shown in Figure 2, for printing said part a certain color such as red.

Figure 5 is a face view of a rubber impression of the plaster of Paris impression shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a face view of another plaster of Paris impression of another part of the wax impression shown in Figure 2 for printing said part another color such as gold.

Figure 7 is a face view of a rubber impression of the plaster of Paris impression shown in Figure 6. I

Figure 8 is a view of a print in two water colors printed by my process, the parallel hatchin in difi'erent directions indicating two di erent colors, it being understood that the flame of the candle is formed by a late 7similar to those shown in Fig. 5 and 1 zinc impression 1 is first taken of the original photograph to be printed and secured on a block 2, as shown in Figure 1.

A wax impression 3 is taken of the zinc impression 1 and secured on a block 4 within a frame 5 which surrounds and is secured to said block. A plaster of Paris impression 6 is taken of a part of the wax impression 3 A rubber impression 7 is taken of the plaster of Paris impression 6. A plaster of Paris impression 8 is taken of the remaining part. of the wax impression3. A rubber impression 9 is taken of the plaster of Paris impression 8.

The rubber impressions 7 and 9 which accordingly are intaglio are placed in the printing press. A water color such as red is placed on the impression 7 and another water color such as gold is placed on the impression 9, surplus color being scrapedfrom the surfaces of the impressions in the usual manner. These inked impressions print the picture in the two water colors. A third plate in another color. is, of course, used to produce the flame in the design illustrated.

The water color used as ink on the impressions may consist of pigment, glycerine, Water and any mucilageous substance, such as m arabic.

aving described my invention, I claim:

1. The process of making plates for multi-color printing which consists in first taking a zinc plate of the picture to be printed, taking a wax impression from said zinc plate, taking different plaster of Paris impressions of diflerent parts of said wax impression and, taking rubber impressions of said plaster of Paris impressions, respectively.

2. The process of making an intaglio printed plate, which consists in first taking a zinc plate of the picture to be. printed, taking a wax impression from said zinc plate, taking a plaster of Paris impression of said wax impression, and taking a rubber impression of said plaster of Paris impression.

In testimony whereof ll affix my signature.

LEWIS E. KELLY. 

